Teaching prefixes, suffixes, and multiple meaning words, plus root words and base words is a full-year endeavor. It’s not something that can be done in an individual unit of instruction. Instead, there must be continuous and intentional instruction along with reinforcement throughout all reading units. However, time is never our friend. As teachers, we know […]
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Teaching adjectives and adverbs doesn’t have to be boring. In fact, there are many ways to make this meaningful and engaging for students. This can absolutely be embedded into your writing instruction. However, you may have times where your students need a little extra practice, so I’ve made a few activities to help you out.
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This shares 4 procedural reading lessons you don’t want to skip. At the start of the school year, it can be challenging to find your groove. Thankfully, it doesn’t take long to get back into the routine. It can also be difficult to find your starting place teaching reading. Your first few lessons of the
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Students love learning about allusions to Greek Mythology. To capitalize on that interest I recommend this highly engaging resource for allusions to Greek mythology that is so much fun AND no prep. For your convenience, I included a PDF version of the slides and reading passages. However, this resource is intended to be used digitally.
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This article was originally designed to include poetry, prose, and drama. However, I quickly saw the need to give poetry its own blog post, because there is a lot involved in teaching poetry. You can find that post here. In this article, I’ve shared some of my favorite ways to teach drama and prose. The
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Many teachers wait until late winter or spring to begin their poetry lessons. I like to begin teaching poetry after I teach figurative language, because students have a reference point to relate to during instruction. In this post, I’ve shared my favorite poetry lessons and activities. You can find the lessons below in this reading
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Figurative language worksheets, activities, and lessons can be so much fun! I begin the unit with a brief overview of figurative language. Students should be familiar with the terminology and its use before analyzing poems. Students then dive in to more in-depth figurative language lessons. Figurative Language Worksheets & Activities Similes A simile is when
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These noun worksheets and activities can make teaching parts of speech a little more fun! To be honest, parts of speech are not my favorite thing to teach. It doesn’t even make my top ten list. However, it’s a part of our language arts standards, so it’s not something I can skip or ignore. Instead,
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Here’s a little secret….Chris Van Allsburg books had to grow on me. The first few times I read one of his books, I thought they were a little too strange. It just wasn’t for me. However, I finally realized I had fallen into a genre rut. I was reading the same style of book again
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When it comes to children’s literature, there’s good, there’s great, and there’s Patricia Polacco. Her books have it all. They are the perfect mentor text for teaching personal narratives and reading. I have an entire week of Reading Unit 4 centered around a Patricia Polacco author study. I’ve shared some of the highlights from those
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